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This statistic depicts the U.S. top 20 prescription drugs based on total sales in 2016. In that year, Harvoni generated some 10 billion U.S. dollars in sales. Thus, Harvoni was the second ranked drug in the United States based on revenue. Harvoni is manufactured by Gilead Sciences, a U.S. biotech company headquartered in Foster City, California.

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World pharmaceutical sales 2014-2016 by region

World pharmaceutical sales 2014-2016 by region

Top pharmaceutical companies located in Canada by revenue 2015

Top pharmaceutical companies located in Canada by revenue 2015

Top 50 pharmaceutical companies - Rx sales and R&D spending 2016

Top 50 pharmaceutical companies - Rx sales and R&D spending 2016

Pfizer's total revenue 2006-2016

Pfizer's total revenue 2006-2016

Johnson & Johnson's total revenue 2005-2016

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Leading countries in pharmaceutical sector M&As Q1 2017

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Overview

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Companies

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Johnson & Johnson's total revenue from 2005 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Johnson & Johnson's total revenue 2005-2016
Pfizer's total revenue from 2006 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Pfizer's total revenue 2006-2016
Total revenue of Merck & Co. from 2006 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Merck & Co - total revenue 2006-2016
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Number of biologic medicines in development as of June 2017, by therapeutic category*Pharmaceuticals: biologic medicines in development 2017 by category
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Number of new molecular entities launched in the U.S. from 2003 to 2015Number of new drugs launched in the U.S. 2003-2015
Number of FDA approved orphan designations in the United States from 2000 to 2014Number of FDA approved orphan designations in the U.S. 2000-2014
New medicine brands spending growth in the U.S. from 2011 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. sales growth of new brand medicines 2011-2015
Pharmaceutical R&D expenditure per employee compared to other U.S. manufacturing sectors 2000-2013R&D expenditure per employee in U.S. sectors 2000-2013

Generics

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Proportion of branded versus generic drug prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2005 to 2016Branded vs. generic U.S. drug prescriptions dispensed 2005-2016
Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2007 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Savings through generic drug usage in the U.S. 2007-2016
Leading drugs going off patent in the U.S. in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)*Biggest selling drugs with patent at threat in the U.S. in 2017, by revenue

Outlook

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Projected top 25 pharmaceutical products by U.S. revenue in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)Leading U.S. pharmaceutical products by revenue 2022
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How would you rate the U.S. pharma companies concerning the quality of their drugs?U.S. adults impression of the U.S. pharma drug qualities
How would you rate the U.S. pharma companies concerning their fairness towards patients?U.S. adults impression of the U.S. pharma companies fairness towards patients
Percentage of Americans who would rate U.S. pharma companies excellent or good in selected features as of 2017U.S. adults who would rate selected pharma features as excellent or good 2017
Which of these pharma companies do you prefer when buying drugs?Preferred pharma companies by Americans for drug purchase 2017
Opinion of Americans on U.S. pharmaceutical product quality compared to foreign products as of 2017*Americans on US pharma quality compared to foreign pharma 2017

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